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Penn State

Your complete Penn State season intelligence view.

Rocco Becht and the Big Ten's largest transfer class help reload a thin returning core, while a new head coach and coordinators increase uncertainty.

MPR #17Projected Wins #9Big Ten MPR #6Week 1 Ready
Matrix Power Rating16.1National #17
Projected Wins9.18National #9
Schedule Strength#58National SOS rank
Projected Offense32.6Points per game
Projected Defense19.2Points allowed
Point Differential+13.4Projected per game
Current Context

What Changed

Reviewed State

No Week 0 game has been played for this team. Current MPR and projected wins remain the approved preseason team state entering Week 1.

Week 0 ResultNo game
MPR16.1 → 16.1
Projected Wins9.18 → 9.18
Model update note

No new game evidence has entered the team update gate yet.

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Outcome Range

Season Distribution

The detailed record distribution remains the certified preseason baseline until the full game-by-game probability cascade is refreshed.

Preseason Outcome ShapeBaseline distribution
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The gold bar is the baseline mode (9 wins). This component is explicitly separated from the current headline state and will switch to the refreshed distribution when the full probability cascade is updated.
Season Market Context · 2026-08-08
Preseason Comparison Layer

Market context stays separate from MPR and projected wins. This snapshot is retained as comparison context and does not define team strength.

Posted Total8.5
Effective Market8.83
Adjusted Edge+0.35
SignalLean
Game by Game

2026 Schedule Matrix

Remaining game rows preserve the approved preseason game-level projection baseline until the next full schedule-probability cascade.

DateOpponentWin %Score / ResultMarginTotalConfidenceType
SEP 5MarshallHome · Nonconference95%Win %42–17Baseline score+25.1Margin59.2TotalMediumFBSOpponent
SEP 12TempleAway · Nonconference94%Win %40–17Baseline score+22.6Margin56.3TotalMediumFBSOpponent
SEP 19BuffaloHome · Nonconference98%Win %39–9Baseline score+30.5Margin47.7TotalMediumFBSOpponent
SEP 26WisconsinHome · Big Ten86%Win %31–14Baseline score+16.4Margin45.2TotalMediumFBSOpponent
OCT 2NorthwesternAway · Big Ten73%Win %29–20Baseline score+9.0Margin48.3TotalMediumFBSOpponent
OCT 10USCHome · Big Ten53%Win %29–27Baseline score+1.3Margin55.9TotalLowFBSOpponent
OCT 17MichiganAway · Big Ten41%Win %24–27Baseline score-3.5Margin50.6TotalLowFBSOpponent
OCT 31PurdueHome · Big Ten93%Win %37–15Baseline score+22.1Margin51.7TotalMediumFBSOpponent
NOV 7WashingtonAway · Big Ten45%Win %25–27Baseline score-1.8Margin51.2TotalLowFBSOpponent
NOV 14MinnesotaHome · Big Ten81%Win %31–18Baseline score+13.0Margin48.3TotalHighFBSOpponent
NOV 21RutgersHome · Big Ten88%Win %37–19Baseline score+17.6Margin56.2TotalHighFBSOpponent
NOV 28MarylandAway · Big Ten74%Win %30–20Baseline score+9.6Margin50.5TotalMediumFBSOpponent
Data-vintage safeguard: current MPR and projected wins above are the approved Week 1 team-state values. Detailed distribution and remaining schedule probabilities are explicitly labeled as baseline where the full probability cascade has not yet been refreshed.
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